Historical Marker
Jan Peeck Bridge
Historical marker location:
Annsville Traffic Circle, Peekskill, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Albany Post Rd (U.S. 9) and Bear Mountain Bridge Rd (U.S. 6 @ 202), in the median on Albany Post Rd.)
Marker installed: 1951
The Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, was originally mocked as "Clinton's Folly" after Governor DeWitt Clinton, who championed the project. However, the canal became an economic boon for New York and helped turn the state into a major commercial center.